Kategorie: "English World for Kids"

Even children who aren’t very artistic enjoy doing arts and crafts. Not only are these activities fun for children (and adults), but they’re also a valuable language learning tool. Have a look at how to use arts and crafts to improve your child’s English.

After years of working with young children, I’ve discovered that songs are indeed one of the most powerful language learning tools. As an English language teacher, I have to do two things at the same time: teach children English and guide the group. Songs help with both.

As someone who’s taught English to all age groups, I’ve noticed that every group is very different. Here I’m not talking about the most obvious thing – the groups having different needs – but rather in what their motivation is for learning English.

People often believe that native speakers of English are better English teachers. However, how true is this? What should we be looking for in a language teacher? Is it really that important whether a teacher is native or non-native?

Reading in English – even for three-year-olds? You might wonder how a child who can’t read in German could possibly read in English. Of course, recognising words and actual reading will have to wait a couple of years, even for very smart children. However, children LOVE learning new things, and learning something in a language that is new for them – English – brings the feeling of accomplishment to your child that will make them want to learn more and more.

At least half of the people in the world speak more than one language, and English is being learned and used by 25% of the world population! In today’s blog article we pay particular attention to our youngest learners. If you have a child under the age of 7, keep reading!